Banjo clock, dial label - Willard, Boston, Massachusetts, 7981-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-1939

GUSN

GUSN-387176

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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
Decorative Objects
Clocks
Banjo clock, dial label - Willard, Boston, Massachusetts, 7981-B
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Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s
- Glass Plate Negatives and Transparencies
  - Decorative Objects
    - Clocks

Description

The image shows a Willard banjo clock with a distinctive design. The round face of the clock features Roman numerals and hands indicating the time. At the top is an eagle figure. The clock's long, narrow body is adorned with decorative elements, leading down to a rectangular box at the base that displays a painted scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

banjo clocks
wall clocks
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013688
B-Series negative 7981-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC039

Collection Name

Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1969

Reference Code

PC039.001.003.001.7981-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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